Dorking resident Christian O'Connell will be hanging up his Absolute Radio microphone on Friday (May 18) when he bows out to move to a station in Australia.

The 45-year-old has hosted the Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show since 2006 but has decided to emigrate to become a host on Gold 104.3 in Melbourne for its morning show.

'The Groovy Gang' will see their leader depart after more than 12 years of morning madness and achingly-funny antics. With so many hilarious and entertaining moments on the show, we've picked out five of the most memorable as we say farewell to The OC.

1. David Cameron's language gets a bit blue

O'Connell had the pleasure of hosting the then-Conservative Party leader twice in 2009 but it was the second time that caused some controversy.

Cameron said the public were 'p****d off' about the MP expenses scandal and that where Twitter was concerned "too many twits might make a t***".

The Etonian's colourful language didn't stop him from being elected as Prime Minister less than year later.

2. Splurge fight!

Downsend School's production of Bugsy Malone. Christian O'Connell created his own version of the famous splurge gun battle (Image: Downsend School)

A firm favourite among the long-running features on the breakfast show has to be The 40 List.

Here, O'Connell aimed to tick off the 13 things he wanted to do before he turned 40, which he had written on a list when he was 13.

His desire to have a splurge gun fight, reminiscent of the musical Bugsy Malone, was without a doubt the most fun.

Cue a 1920s scene shot in black and white, where ladies in feather head pieces and gentlemen in sharp suits sat drinking whisky in a bar. The scene was soon transformed with the help of cream pies and cream-firing guns in a riotously fun video which can still be viewed on YouTube.

3. O'Connell confuses a dangerous man

Throughout his career, O'Connell made a number of references to wanting to meet or talk to Steven Seagal, a big hero of his.

Well, things didn't go altogether smoothly when Seagal called the breakfast show host, because the conversation was pretty awkward.

The host later called it "the single worst thing I've done on radio" after the martial arts movie legend didn't quite seem to get The OC's dry sense of humour.

4. A familiar voice that isn't quite familiar enough

Liam Gallagher at Glastonbury

Another popular feature on O'Connell’s show has been 'Who's Calling Christian?'

This entails listeners trying to convince celebrities to call in to the show to be in with a chance of winning £10,000 for themselves and for a charity of the famous person's choosing.

One celebrity who called Absolute Radio had a tough time convincing staff at the station it was him.

Liam Gallagher had to get his record label, Polydor, and then-wife Nicole Appleton, to call the station so they would believe he wasn't an imposter. After finally being allowed on the show after arguing for three hours, the Oasis frontman swore several times and asked O'Connell to pay his phone bill.